Dream #39
A book was just published here called “1-100 Dreams” including small articles about 100 people, one for each age from 1 year old to 100 years old. I was selected for 39. I’d been under the impression that they had simply chosen 100 random people, but when I found the book at the big Eslite by city hall last night (the copy they mailed to me went to the wrong address), I was surprised to find quite a few actual celebrities inside. I suppose they had to sell it somehow.
In other news, Blues Bash V went pretty well. As the Dream Community (the manager is Dream #46 in the above list, btw) has a nice new building with two performance spaces, we did two shows, one outside and unplugged, and another inside a boomy bar space. There were several bands from Japan and Korea, though the Korean rock band had no actual blues to display. Former DPP Legislator Lin Chuo-shui showed up, stony faced in a crowd of happy faces, or at least until we started playing. Then he smiled: a real accomplishment, that.
Good music, good food, no police calls, no violence or complaints, and good weather. I’d still rather have BBVI in Bitan.
Now that real Winter has arrived, and my work on the film is wrapping up, my thoughts are turning to travel. I’ve taken so little time off this year that, even after subtracting the vacation I can exchange for money as well as the vacation I can transfer to next year’s total, I still have seven days I have to use before the end of the year, else I lose it. I’m thinking of a trip to southern Spain over the Chinese New Year break to see where Sergio Leone filmed his spaghetti westerns, but anything before that will have to be closer to home, Japan most likely, though preferably a part of that country I’ve never seen. I’ll post details once I’ve figured out what I’m doing exactly.
No trips for you! You need to be saving up your money for Laos.
Comment by Prince Roy — November 21, 2008 @ 3:35 pm
I was thinking you wouldn’t really be set up there until CNY in 2010. And also that you would pay for everything 😉
Comment by Poagao — November 21, 2008 @ 8:55 pm
LOL! Agree with Poagao! 🙂
Comment by Daniel — November 22, 2008 @ 12:31 am
well, I’m good for just about everything but the airfare, at least while you’re in Vientiane. Maybe I can get a week or so off and we can head into Cambodia.
Comment by Prince Roy — November 22, 2008 @ 4:29 pm